Richard Lloyd

Department Head
London, King Street

As head of the European division of the Prints Department in London, Richard Lloyd is responsible for sales at King Street and South Kensington, and oversees sales in Amsterdam and the increasingly important operations in Paris. Under his leadership, the department's successes have included £677,000 for a complete Suite Vollard by Pablo Picasso (June 2004); and £430,000 for Andy Warhol's Marilyn portfolio, currently the world auction record for any series of prints by Warhol (February 2004). With over 15 years' experience in the auction business, Richard is closely involved in securing high-value consignments for sales, both in London and New York; the valuation of estates and collections; and the organization of private treaty sales. His specialty includes early European printmaking, masters of French 19th Century lithography, the age of the decorative print 1750-1850, and the major British and European printmakers of the 20th Century.

Tim Schmelcher

Associate Director Senior Specialist
London, King Street

Tim Schmelcher joined Christie's Prints department in London in 2004 and specializes in German Expressionist and Old Master Prints. He was deeply involved in the landmark sale Albrecht Dürer - Genius of the German Renaissance (December 2007), the catalogue of which he annotated. Other successes include the world record for a print by Erich Heckel for Fränzi liegend for £320,000 (November 2005), the sale of the unique Queen of Flowers B by the Master of the Playing Cards for £240,000 (September 2006), and the sale of the Wilhelm Niemeyer Collection of Prints by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff in April 2008 for £690,000. Before coming to Christie's, Tim worked for auction houses in Britain as well as on the continent in such diverse fields as Asian Art, VIP-Valuations and of course Prints, and has extensive experience in the auction business. Tim studied in France, Canada and Germany and holds an M.A. in Art History and American Studies from the J. W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main. A native German speaker, Tim travels regularly in mainland Europe, with a particular focus on Germany, Austria and Italy.

Murray Macaulay

Associate Director, Specialist
London, King Street

Murray Macaulay is an Associate Director and Prints Specialist at Christie’s King Street. Mr. Macauley has organized and contributed to several successful themed sales, including Henry Moore, which was 100% sold, totaled £395,000 and doubled its pre-sale estimate (July 2000); The Orde Levinson Collection of Prints by John Piper (July 2001); British Pop Prints (October 2002), Prints by Victor Vasarely (October 2003), Pop Art (June 2004) and Modern British Prints (April 2006). Murray attended art school at Rhodes University, South Africa, where he trained as a printmaker and specialized in stone lithography.

Maya Jelbart

Administrator
London, King Street

Helen Smith

Administrator
London, King Street

Alexandra Gill

Department Head
London, South Kensington

Alexandra Gill joined Christie's South Kensington as Head of the Prints department in early 2009. Alexandra comes to Christie’s with over 20 years of experience at auction. She worked in the field of Early British paintings for eight years before focusing on Prints in 1995. Her knowledge of prints covers all areas, from the Old Masters to Modern and Contemporary works. In 2009 Alexandra re-introduced Old Master Prints to South Kensington, and the success of this first sale in December 2009 has resulted in an Old Master section in every Print sale since. South Kensington holds three regular Prints sales a year with a wide variety of work ranging from the sixteenth century to the present day. Sales are held in April, September and December.

Lucia Tro Santafe

Junior Specialist
London, South Kensington

Tudor Davies

Department Head
New York, Rockefeller Center

A committed specialist with eight years of experience at Christie’s, Mr. Davies played a central role in the growth of Christie’s Prints department in London before taking on new responsibilities as department head of Christie’s Prints department in New York. As a major business getter and also responsible for the development of the business in the important Francophone market, Mr. Davies’s precise market knowledge and business judgment have led to successful and spectacular sales. Major successes include the high profile single-owner sale of Old Master Prints (2006), and consignments of Picasso’s complete 347 series (2006) and a collection of Picasso linocuts which sold for over £500,000 (2007). A native of England, Mr. Davies earned his LLB with Honors from Newcastle Law School at the University of Newcastle. He also holds a DEUG in Histoire de l’Art from l’Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, as well as a Fine and Decorative Arts Diploma from Christie’s Education in London.

Fréderique Darricarrère-Delmas

Senior Specialist
Paris

Having studied History of Art and Law, Fréderique Darricarrère-Delmas has dedicated her career to Prints. Since joining Christie’s in 1999, Fréderique has contributed to numerous London Print sales, both at King Street and South Kensington. She plays an active business-getting role on an international level and is a key part of most of our large auctions, working on a range of prints from Old Masters to Contemporary. In 2006 she was involved in both the sale of a Rembrandt “The Three Crosses” for €700,000 along with the “Pablo Picasso: La Serie 347” sale which realized more than £2 million.

Zoë Klemme

General Inquiries
Zürich